Daily News | Education and transparency can help eliminate racial bias in home appraisals, a Philly task force says
, which includes better enforcing fair housing and lending rules, limiting the use of subjective criteria in appraisals, and some of the same recommendations as Philly’s group.found that in Philadelphia, homes in primarily Black neighborhoods were undervalued by an average of nearly $26,000.
The group wants the city to work with a nonprofit partner to investigate how and why appraisal bias happens in Philadelphia; work with local lenders as well as city, state, and federal programs to collect appraisal data; and get community development financial institutions and housing counseling agencies to ask clients for appraisal reports and loan data.and create a way to collect incidents of residents’ appraisal issues.
The city and local partners should educate residents about the appraisal process, their rights, and how they can appeal appraised values, the report said. And the city should help educate appraisers about redevelopment efforts and support neighborhood groups in teaching them about neighborhood assets.
The federal government should offer financial incentives for supervisors in the appraisal field to train a diverse pool of students and make it easier to take on trainees, the report said.
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